A colleague tweeted the other day, complaining that tonight’s estimated attendance of 45,000 at the Poinsettia Bowl was not impressive, that more San Diego State supporters, with the game in their back yard, should dig into their wallets and support the Aztecs.

Which I say is a bunch of bunk.

Sportswriters, some of the cheapest individuals on Earth, are quick to climb atop their ivory towers and criticize fans for not plopping out the plastic and financially supporting a winner.

To which I say: you cannot, under any circumstances, tell fans how to spend their money. Sportswriters don’t know how financially strapped fans might be.

And if fans would rather spend their disposable income on movies, plays, big-screen TVs, music, dining or video games, so be it.

But to tell fans how they should spend their money is the height of arrogance.